Sandwich Fiesta! By: The Boss No comments

Sorry for the delay, friends. Got lost somewhere in translation over the week...and yes, for the story of the week...

And so it truly was a Sandwich Fiesta day! Every sandwich-loving creature and every sandwich ingredient out there would have been proud to have participated in such a celebrated day! To be honest friends...never have I known or seen such a craze and fuss stirred up over our usual everyday sandwich. But this day was to be special...read on and you'll know what I mean!

After a quick briefing on the rules and regulations by Sr. Cmdr, everyone was frantically booking their favourite spots all over the church, rushing to gather all their ingredients, just to see who could come up with the craziest, whackiest, and yet pleasantly delightful sandwich of the day! As easy as it sounds, this ain't a stroll in the park, friends. There were a few items that the rangers had to think thoroughly before getting things started:

a) What type of sandwich? Seafood? Fruity-tutty? Red-meat? Raw meat? Vegetarian??? Ewwww!! Yea...some even actually thought of that!

b) Presentation, creativity and table setting! This year we thought of spicing things up and included in a couple of interesting twists to the competition...

c) Lastly, but most importantly...the taste! If it looks good, smells good, but taste like rubber chicken...what's the point???

So as you can see, the rangers have got work cut out for them. Apart from the pressure of losing (some very kiasu, you know?), they had only one hour to get things ready! So as expected...its was crazeeeee hour! There was frying, egg smashing, vege-slicing, fruit picking, ppl screaming orders and ppl going nuts all over...definitely a fun sight to see, especially looking at the younger ones doing things all by themselves! Under the watchful eye of their cmdrs, naturally...you know la..definitely got some knife-wielding rangers and fire-starters all around! But hey, all part of the fun and excitement...its not everyday we get to prepare our very own super-sized sandwich with all those weird and interesting fillings...

While the Ranger Kids and their Cmdrs Eric, Grace, Shie Yee and Stephen and a couple of the Discovery Girls enjoyed the comfort of the air-conditioned room, the others were slogging it out in the heat of the day! Its a real good workout for some of 'em, I reckon! One group in particular was pretty secretive about their masterpiece..so much so that they chose a secluded area to construct their sandwich! I was really starting to think that they were up to something no good...but hey, check out the pics later on! Awesome stuff by the Discovery Boys...I also realized that the entire MPH2 had this egg-like smell to it...all thanks to those cute lil' Ranger Kids...:)

As for the E-Rangers, same old story all over again...Their motto in life - No Thrills, No Fun. And that included last minute shopping and hunting for eggs! Some things will never change...Hmm...I'm beginning to wonder if they only thought about their recipe during morning service...:) But hey, in the end...it turned out pretty well. Guess they function better under pressure! Bizarre Bear stole the show by adding in some Japanese touch to their creation...imagine this...Croissant bun stuffed with meat wrapped in seaweed! Wow...who on earth would even think of that???

The Adventure Rangers are always a very mysterious and peculiar bunch of rangers. They're at a stage in their life where they start to develop all sorts of philosophies and beliefs in life...and that even includes how to make a really interesting and creative sandwich... which at times was downright mysterious... but hey, the end product wasn't too bad eh? The pics will explain more...If was fun seeing them work as a patrol, doing things independantly, and running back to their beloved commanders whenever they hit a dead end. You all did well!

Well friends, I've got quite a number of pics for ya...so go ahead and enjoy the viewing!

The Elephants Unleashed patrol getting their fruitty sandwich done...there's like grapes, apples, kiwi fruit, and even some sphagetti in there!

And here we have Pei Jun from the Adventure Girls together with Cmdr Alison at the Chef's corner!

Man...that's a lot of cmdrs to watch over one ranger fry some eggs! Cmdr Laura with her one-eye look...

Ahh..my favourite bunch! The Discovery Girls together with Cmdr Theresa and Lih Woon...they were quite a handful bunch, I'm telling you!

Bizarre Bear patrol with their fascinating sandwich and eye-catching decorations..which included lashing and ropecraft! Wow...amazing stuff guys...The weird part is the chipsmore...:)

The Adventure Boys decided to focus on taste rather than style...and it worked to their advantage to a certain extend!

These girls we're dying to get their hands on those delicious sandwiches! But hey...gotta wait till the judges had their share of the lot! And hopefully they survive...

Ahh yes...I remember that drink! Sparkling juice to go with the sandwich...excellent choice!

Not sure what's this all about...just some candid shot, I'm assuming! Su Vien with Cmdr Ali...

The Adventure Boys posing with their masterpieces. Well done, lads...you all did well!

Girls will be girls...as you can see from their exquisite choice of decoration! Its amazing how some simple decoration can make the sandwich feel like a star!

As you can see...creation by the Flaming Eagles patrol!

Wowww...the brains behind the awesome creation by the Ranger Kids! And also very responsible for the egg-smell in the hall and neighbouring countries...

There you have it! Now that's what I call true creativity! Haha...the Disc Boys with their very own version of the KL Twin Towers! And it even has a Skybridge! Not bad...not bad at all...

Final presentation from the Adventure Girls...all ready to meet the judges!

Wow...now there's something really exquisite! Not only does it look very romantic...its got this touch of class to it! Discovery Girls master creation!

Our ever faithful judge, Cmdr Suresh...who's got 4 stomachs made of cast iron! Miraculously, he survived years of food judging! Now that speaks volume of the quality of the food...and he seemed pretty impressed with the sandwiches too!

And here we have Lisa getting ready to proudly show off her creation, wearing those cute lil' green kitchen gloves!

You guys were wondering what was under that metal cover? Well, now you see it! All credit to the Sharketeers...

Errr...from the photo, I know this looks kinda' scary. But hey, in real life, it actually looked so much better!

Now that's really....? Something aint it? Definitely from the E-Rangers...

Councilmen Stewart Lim getting his fair share of the spoils...we hope to have him back again next year! Haha...

I'm telling you...look at this fella? While the judges were busy testing the food, this fella was already feasting...:)

Somehow, Amy looks kinda' kesian in the pic...its part of her natural behaviour...a tried and trusted method to gain those extra points! Haha...I aint falling for it this time, Amy!

Ahhhhh...its Barney's best friend - Elisa Lee!! Daugther of the legendary Elvis Lee...aka Cmdr. Gid! Hehe...

Yo yo...check out my stylo-milo sandwich-o! Kelly impersonating some Afro-American dude..

Nice pic...father and daughter! Welcome to the RR family, Elisa!

Taa daaaaa!!! And Phaik Joo lifts up the lid to the amusement of millions of adoring fans watching! I've always noticed this...when Shaun smiles, his eyes closes! Be careful when you're driving on the road next time dude...no joking or laughing while driving!

How do you even fit such a thing into your mouth??? Where do we even start???

In the end of the day, its thumbs up from Cmdr. Theresa!

Its been a truly fun-filled and crazy day for all of us. Tiring? You bet! And for the hundred over rangers who made it this year, it was a day to remember. Everyone did splendidly well, worked well as a patrol and lived by the motto 'live together, die together!' Sama-sama hidup, sama-sama mati...how profound eh! And yes, the next question on everyone's mind is...who's the winner?

Well friends, to find out...do join us for our RR Council of Achievement happening on the 6th of May 2007 in MPH2.

Till then, God bless and have a great weekend ahead!

And btw, Shaun Lim...please return the Cookarama Challenge Sheild to me asap! Your 1-year reign is OVER! Haha...